**[OFFICIAL]** GIGABYTE Z77X Owners Club/Discussion/Info (All Model's Welcome)

[ORUGA]

hi i got z77xudh5, couple whit a celeron g530 , bios f7 im try to oc , my memory to 2400 mghz but in MIT i cant get more that 21.3 multi for my memory ( stock are 2133 mghz ) , what wrong whit my septup? sorry for my bad english

[stasio]

The available multiplier range is limited by processor.

[sin0822]

Gents, I am attempting to leverage the mSATA port on this board, but for whatever reason my RunCore SSD is not being found.

Is there a special configuration in the BIOS I am missing? Currently, I have the Intel SATA set to RAID, but have tried IDE/AHCI also, but no drive detected?!

UD5H - BIOS = F5. Thanks for any suggestions.(there is no drive on port 5 installed)

If you have an SSD plugged into the port SSATA5 that will interfere with the mSATA port. As port 5 and the mSATA port are on a switch, so you can use either or.

I don't know if this has been asked before (I searched and haven't found)...
Does anyone know what kind of thermal compound comes applied to the PCH heatsink?
Is it any good or should it be replaced for another TIM, like Arctic Cooling MX-2?

Reason of my question is because of the PCH temperatures.
ATM PCH temperature is 55ºC but it will go a bit higher up to 58ºC. Ambient temperature ~25ºC.
I'm not sure if those temps are OK or if should and can be improved by changing the TIM.

I know it can be improved by adding a fan blowing air directly on the heatsink because I tested and temperatures got lower but I don't recall exactly how much.

There is another motherboard, an Intel DH61BE [picture] running with a G840 CPU and the PCH temps go up to 77ºC (but usually ~65ºC). Adding a fan blowing air directly on the small heatsink makes it 43ºC.

Those are the first LGA 1155 boards I ever used so I'm quite unfamiliar with the PCH temperatures.

The Z77 PCH is actually rated at a 0.8W(either 0.8 or 0.6 i forget) TDP higher than the Z68, it runs hot like that, but isn't a big deal. I wouldn't worry about it. The PCH temp doesn't have much impact at all.

[ORUGA]

The available multiplier range is limited by processor.

Thanks very much my friend

[voronus]

Has anyone else had any issue with the USB3 ports not working on the GA-Z77X-UD3H? The manual does mention some issues with windows 7 and the ports but as hard as I try I can only get the two USB next to the LAN port to work. The other 4 are dead in both BIOS and windows. It is quite annoying.

I flashed to F9 bios and also re-installed the Intel drivers but no change. Think I might try re-installing windows and if that doesn't work RMA....

Would be interested to know if someone else has had this issue?

[stasio]

Try F11a BIOS.
Be sure to have Intel and VIA drivers (both) installed for USB.

[voronus]

Try F11a BIOS.
Be sure to have Intel and VIA drivers (both) installed for USB.

Thanks for the suggestion. Flashed to F11a but no luck. I believe Windows 7 installs the VIA drivers itself? I installed all motherboard drivers on the Gigabyte CD anyway.

I think I will try to reinstall windows with components plugged into different ports this time. You never know it may work!

[chucupis]

Thanks for the suggestion. Flashed to F11a but no luck. I believe Windows 7 installs the VIA drivers itself? I installed all motherboard drivers on the Gigabyte CD anyway.

I think I will try to reinstall windows with components plugged into different ports this time. You never know it may work!

weird i am using the same motherboard from f2 bios to f9 bios and no problems with it at all, when i installed it i had the uefi lagged because it doesnt have drivers installed

best regards

[Cecil]

Took my Sabertooth back, and got a UD5H (plus $50 refund). Hopefully this board will get my ram over 2350Mhz (I know the ram and IMC can do it).

[Cecil]

Cant even get 2300Mhz on here. However, at 2275Mhz, with the same CPU speed (4.8Ghz), primary timings (10-11-11-25-1T), and most of the other timings the same or similar, the UD5H is 27 seconds faster at Spi32m then the Sabertooth.
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[stasio]

UD5H F8d is out.

[C-N]

Thanks Stasio

Wonder if this is the BIOS to get the Samsung 30nm's running......... soon find out I suppose

[Cecil]

Thanks Stasio

Wonder if this is the BIOS to get the Samsung 30nm's running......... soon find out I suppose

Mine came with F4, and I flashed to F8C, both have ran my 30s fine up to 2275Mhz.

[C-N]

Mine came with F4, and I flashed to F8C, both have ran my 30s fine up to 2275Mhz.

Ye mine run like that as well but no post 2x4gb 2400/2600!

If you stick just one stick in slot 2 she'll boot 2600+ & run 32m stable under 1.7v so something on channel A with the Samsungs is a miss I think

[cab]

Is the USB3 bootable with Z77 ?

[deNordic]

Hello guys, i wanna report a shocking experience! Electricity went down and my pc shut. When i turned it on it wrote "Main bios corrupted" and it started loading the secondary bios. I updated to F7 and now it's running well. Anyone knows what could be done with the primary bios and how i can check it's status?

[C-N]

Its ok look at the bios chip lights & see if its still on bios chip 1. it just recovers the primary chip from the secondary.

[Cecil]

Ye mine run like that as well but no post 2x4gb 2400/2600!

If you stick just one stick in slot 2 she'll boot 2600+ & run 32m stable under 1.7v so something on channel A with the Samsungs is a miss I think

Havent tried using just one stick yet. 2400/2600+ doesnt work for me regardless of voltages and timings, on this or a Sabertooth Z77. The first time I tried 2600Mhz on the Sabertooth it worked, and was Spi 1m stable, but locked up after wards and hasnt worked since.

About to buy a native 2400Mhz set and see what happens.

[Cecil]

Tried one stick, no go even at 13-13-13-39-3T with 1.7V.

But,

Put my 2x2 Ballistix in, set to 10-10-10-30-3T with 1.75V just to see if it would at least post 2400Mhz, and it does

[sin0822]

yea there is no XMP for the samsungs(that kit in particular) it needs and XMp profile, I asked for it.

BTW on the UD3H 4 of those parts for USB 3.0 are ran only on the VIA controller, it isn't a hub but rather a 4 port controller. The first two ports are direct intel USb 3.0 and the other 4 are VIA, and the VIA run faster.

[Cecil]

Is one of the NICs on the UD5H and Intel one? There is a driver on the disc for an Intel NIC, but there is no marketing of it that I can find (like ASUS does).

[AMD_Freak]

anyone playing with the G1.Sniper 3 yet?

[deNordic]

Its ok look at the bios chip lights & see if its still on bios chip 1. it just recovers the primary chip from the secondary.

A bios chip named "MBIOS" lights. The "BBIOS" chip is turned off. Is that ok ?

[C-N]

A bios chip named "MBIOS" lights. The "BBIOS" chip is turned off. Is that ok ?

Yup all good

The GB Dual BIOS system is excellent & made even better with the addition of the BIOS switch.

[stasio]

UD3H F11b is out.